American Water Works Company Inc vs Wendys Co — how do they compare? American Water Works Company Inc trades at $131.69 (market cap $25.69B), while Wendys Co trades at $7.43 (market cap $1.43B). The key difference: American Water Works Company Inc is far larger — about 18× Wendys Co's market cap, and Wendys Co pays the higher dividend (7.47%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AWK | WEN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $25.69B | $1.43B |
Sector | Utilities | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $147.00 | $11.33 |
52-Week Low | $121.13 | $6.17 |
Enterprise Value | $41.25B | $5.25B |
Dividend Yield | 2.72% | 7.47% |
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American Water Works is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility, serving approximately 3.5 million customers in 16 states. It provides water and wastewater services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers and operates predominantly in regulated markets. The company's only nonregulated business is water services for military bases, which operates under long-term contracts.
Read more on AWK →The Wendy's Company is the second-largest burger quick-service restaurant, or QSR, chain in the United States by systemwide sales, with $11.1 billion in 2021, narrowly edging Burger King ($10.3 billion) and clocking in well behind wide-moat McDonald's ($45.7 billion). After divestitures of Tim Hortons (2006) and Arby's (2011), the firm manages just the burger banner, generating sales across a footprint that spans almost 7,000 total units in 30 countries. Wendy's generates revenue from the sale of hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, salads, and fries throughout its company-owned footprint, through franchise royalty and marketing fund payments remitted by its franchisees, which account for 94% of stores, and through franchise flipping and advisory fees.
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